diff --git a/engine/import_test.go b/engine/import_test.go
index 6a29e6f..1981e63 100644
--- a/engine/import_test.go
+++ b/engine/import_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package engine_test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestImportMaloja(t *testing.T) {
 
-	src := "../static/maloja_import_test.json"
+	src := path.Join("..", "test_assets", "maloja_import_test.json")
 	destDir := filepath.Join(cfg.ConfigDir(), "import")
 	dest := filepath.Join(destDir, "maloja_import_test.json")
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func TestImportMaloja(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestImportSpotify(t *testing.T) {
 
-	src := "../static/Streaming_History_Audio_spotify_import_test.json"
+	src := path.Join("..", "test_assets", "Streaming_History_Audio_spotify_import_test.json")
 	destDir := filepath.Join(cfg.ConfigDir(), "import")
 	dest := filepath.Join(destDir, "Streaming_History_Audio_spotify_import_test.json")
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func TestImportSpotify(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestImportLastFM(t *testing.T) {
 
-	src := "../static/recenttracks-shoko2-1749776100.json"
+	src := path.Join("..", "test_assets", "recenttracks-shoko2-1749776100.json")
 	destDir := filepath.Join(cfg.ConfigDir(), "import")
 	dest := filepath.Join(destDir, "recenttracks-shoko2-1749776100.json")
 
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func TestImportLastFM(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestImportListenBrainz(t *testing.T) {
 
-	src := "../static/listenbrainz_shoko1_1749780844.zip"
+	src := path.Join("..", "test_assets", "listenbrainz_shoko1_1749780844.zip")
 	destDir := filepath.Join(cfg.ConfigDir(), "import")
 	dest := filepath.Join(destDir, "listenbrainz_shoko1_1749780844.zip")
 
diff --git a/engine/long_test.go b/engine/long_test.go
index fad9f16..498bd08 100644
--- a/engine/long_test.go
+++ b/engine/long_test.go
@@ -664,9 +664,9 @@ func TestArtistReplaceImage(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	mpw := multipart.NewWriter(buf)
 	mpw.WriteField("artist_id", "1")
-	w, err := mpw.CreateFormFile("image", path.Join("..", "static", "yuu.jpg"))
+	w, err := mpw.CreateFormFile("image", path.Join("..", "test_assets", "yuu.jpg"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	f, err := os.Open(path.Join("..", "static", "yuu.jpg"))
+	f, err := os.Open(path.Join("..", "test_assets", "yuu.jpg"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer f.Close()
 	_, err = io.Copy(w, f)
@@ -702,9 +702,9 @@ func TestAlbumReplaceImage(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	mpw := multipart.NewWriter(buf)
 	mpw.WriteField("album_id", "1")
-	w, err := mpw.CreateFormFile("image", path.Join("..", "static", "yuu.jpg"))
+	w, err := mpw.CreateFormFile("image", path.Join("..", "test_assets", "yuu.jpg"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	f, err := os.Open(path.Join("..", "static", "yuu.jpg"))
+	f, err := os.Open(path.Join("..", "test_assets", "yuu.jpg"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer f.Close()
 	_, err = io.Copy(w, f)
diff --git a/internal/catalog/images_test.go b/internal/catalog/images_test.go
index e0077e9..9e1bc32 100644
--- a/internal/catalog/images_test.go
+++ b/internal/catalog/images_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 func TestImageLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// serve yuu.jpg as test image
-	imageBytes, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join("static", "yuu.jpg"))
+	imageBytes, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join("test_assets", "yuu.jpg"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "image/jpeg")
diff --git a/static/Streaming_History_Audio_spotify_import_test.json b/test_assets/Streaming_History_Audio_spotify_import_test.json
similarity index 100%
rename from static/Streaming_History_Audio_spotify_import_test.json
rename to test_assets/Streaming_History_Audio_spotify_import_test.json
diff --git a/static/listenbrainz_shoko1_1749780844.zip b/test_assets/listenbrainz_shoko1_1749780844.zip
similarity index 100%
rename from static/listenbrainz_shoko1_1749780844.zip
rename to test_assets/listenbrainz_shoko1_1749780844.zip
diff --git a/static/maloja_import_test.json b/test_assets/maloja_import_test.json
similarity index 100%
rename from static/maloja_import_test.json
rename to test_assets/maloja_import_test.json
diff --git a/static/recenttracks-shoko2-1749776100.json b/test_assets/recenttracks-shoko2-1749776100.json
similarity index 100%
rename from static/recenttracks-shoko2-1749776100.json
rename to test_assets/recenttracks-shoko2-1749776100.json
diff --git a/static/yuu.jpg b/test_assets/yuu.jpg
similarity index 100%
rename from static/yuu.jpg
rename to test_assets/yuu.jpg